One for Helen?

jonat127 · Post by **jonat127** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:22 pm

Price seems a bit optimistic at 12500 Euro
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C67900

In fact there are five 914's on Car and Classic, posted in the last month, here are the other four:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C60204

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C59933

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C72080
Follow this one to here:
http://www.oldtimergalerie.ch/images/au ... orsche.htm

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C71621

fourteener · Post by **fourteener** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:58 pm

This one has the vinyl on the A pillars -The only other one I have seen with this is a Max Moritz car

defianty · Post by **defianty** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:21 pm

fourteener wrote:This one has the vinyl on the A pillars -The only other one I have seen with this is a Max Moritz car

That will make the car an early 73MY produced in 72, one of the first 1000 cars originally produced for the European market. But they all ended up in the US due to demand.

Same as my car, although mine no longer has the windscreen vinyl. As far as I know the windscreen vinyl has no part number.

I'd be interested to know the VIN number.

fourteener · Post by **fourteener** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:31 pm

Crikey Steven, I thought I was a 914 geek

. I want you on my team if we ever have a 914 pub quiz

defianty · Post by **defianty** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:05 pm

fourteener wrote:Crikey Steven, I thought I was a 914 geek . I want you on my team if we ever have a 914 pub quiz

I dare say Porker914 will be along to take the Mick as well, he usually does

Just wish I knew as much about my day job! I'd earn a fortune

fourteener · Post by **fourteener** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:16 pm

Heh -no offence meant -I'm impressed with that kind of fact retention

abash914 · Post by **abash914** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:29 pm

Ye Gods!! That yellow '14 on the Old Timer site is as yellow as a Saffron Bun that's been left in a tub of lemon curd with a pile of Cheddar cheese melted into it.
I know I'm up for yellow 914s, but yellow seat inserts and dashboard panels???
AA

porker914 · Post by **porker914** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:34 pm

Geek!!

Sorry steve you did ask for it!!

david

Gustl · Post by **Gustl** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:14 pm

fourteener wrote:The only other one I have seen with this is a Max Moritz car

if you're talking about a Max Moritz 914-6 GT - this has a painted windshield frame, not vinyl-covered

middlefour1 · Post by **middlefour1** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:59 am

defianty wrote:That will make the car an early 73MY produced in 72, one of the first 1000 cars originally produced for the European market. But they all ended up in the US due to demand.
As far as I know the windscreen vinyl has no part number.

Thankfully it was a very short lived feature. Because there was no trim piece fitted across the bottom, like on the sail panels, after a while it started to lift off.

I have an original factory promo photo from 72 which does show a 2 litre press car (LB SC 717) with this trim, it's the same car that is on the front of brochure 1005.20 'The new VW-Porsche 914/2.0' The cut away drawing has also been modified to show the vinyl trim, bit of black felt tip probably! The same cut away has also been used in other brochures. The car is also featured in a test report in the German magazine Auto Motor Sport , issue 19 from 1972. If I hav'nt put you all to sleep yet, one more interesting fact is all the cars pictured with this extra trim seem to be red.

I'll get me anorak and spend the next half hour putting all me books back on the shelf.

fourteener · Post by **fourteener** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:21 am

We have a new anorak champ

-Steve is also on the pub quiz team.

The sail vinyl makes it look more like a convertible but I Agree that the A pillar vinyl/paint simply didn't look good. Same thing with those Audi TT thingies which suffer with the same problem.

middlefour1 · Post by **middlefour1** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:34 am

fourteener wrote:We have a new anorak champ -Steve is also on the pub quiz team.

The sail vinyl makes it look more like a convertible but I Agree that the A pillar vinyl/paint simply didn't look good. Same thing with those Audi TT thingies which suffer with the same problem.

Trouble with these semi retired folk, touch much time on there hands!!

I agree that does nothing for the TT at all.

defianty · Post by **defianty** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:57 am

Steve, you trumped me!

It's one of the things I love about this place, the amount of knowledge here is second to none.

Right I need to hit the books again!

middlefour1 · Post by **middlefour1** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:03 am

defianty wrote:Right I need to hit the books again!

An evening with Dr Johnson perhaps????

drummerboytom · Post by **drummerboytom** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:23 pm

middlefour1 wrote:
I agree that does nothing for the TT at all.

You're right Steve. It's still an Audi !

Oops did i write that out loud

( Only joking - i'm sure they are really good cars - and enough room for all your brushes, colours and curling tongs )